F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

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PHILIPPINE SEA, (May 25, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jaquan Morgan, from New York assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepares an F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 for launch while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cole Pursley)

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PHILIPPINE SEA, (May 25, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jaquan Morgan, from New York assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) launches an F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cole Pursley)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sam McNeely)

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PHILIPPINE SEA, (May 25, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cole Pursley)

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PHILIPPINE SEA, (May 25, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jaquan Morgan, from New York assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) holds an F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 on spot during while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cole Pursley)

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PHILIPPINE SEA, (May 25, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepare for flight operations on the flight deck while in the Philippine Sea, May 25.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cole Pursley)
 
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cdj20 said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1922357672487080412

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It seems “the F-22 is stealthier than the F-35” has been officially confirmed.

However, placing the "stealth" and "stealth+" after the "Top Speed" makes it less reliable.
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This doesn’t mean anything. What exactly does stealth and stealth+ actually mean? How could CCA drones that still rely on external carry and, in the case of Anduril, retain a massive corner reflector in the form of a single vertical slab have the same rating as the F-35?

This should be taken with a grain of salt, along with other claims from the Trump admin.
 
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Atomicfrog said:
The portion of the F-35 fleet that is supposed to be ready to fight at a moment's notice has a full mission capable rate of only 48% last year... Don't know where they see ''anytime, anywhere''
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As a person that actually served with three USN naval air squadrons and actually worked on aircraft at sea I can tell you that 48% availability of aircraft is normal. Not bad actually.

60% is the best that can be expected. There is plenty of PLANNED maintenance ongoing on Naval Aircraft.. Daily inspections, 7 day inspections, 14 day inspections and 28 day inspections. Plus anything else that happens to break. And break it will. Stuff happens. It just does.
 
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I can see the argument of not giving NGAD to LM.

It seems like for some time LM's playbook has been: We missed the deadline on some upgrades, but hey here is this next beautiful upgrade that I could do without totally blowing the budget and more deadlines.
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The Pentagon has maintained that a new radar for the
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would be ready for the plane’s Lot 17 airframes, which began production this year. But the CEO of F-35 prime contractor
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has quietly warned the Air Force of “risks” in the radar’s delivery schedule, leading the defense giant to craft workarounds that currently center on Lot 20, according to a letter obtained by Breaking Defense.

To mitigate potential delays, Lockheed is proposing redesigning the aircraft’s forward fuselage to be capable of accommodating either the aircraft’s incumbent radar, the APG-81, or the new radar dubbed the APG-85. The fresh fuselage design could enter service in the program’s Lot 20 production,
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wrote in the letter.
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leonzzzz said:
I can see the argument of not giving NGAD to LM.

It seems like for some time LM's playbook has been: We missed the deadline on some upgrades, but hey here is this next beautiful upgrade that I could do without totally blowing the budget and more deadlines.
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Is the delay of APG85 due to China's export controls on gallium?
 
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